Ethiopian Airlines issued a notice on the 11th that after the search of rescue personnel, the two black boxes of the crashed aircraft - flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder - have been found.
On the 10th, an Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane planning to fly from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, crashed in Ethiopia, killing all 157 passengers and crew members on board, including 8 Chinese.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abi has expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims through social media. The Ethiopian parliament declared the 11th a national day of mourning. Ethiopian Airlines announced on November 11 that it will suspend all MAX 8 aircraft from the 10th "for additional safety reasons" until further notice.
The crashed airliner hit the ground leaving a huge crater
The main task of rescuers on the 11th is to excavate the wreckage of the airframe. The reporter saw at the scene that there was a huge deep pit left by the crashed airliner hitting the ground in the farmland, and the debris of the fuselage and passengers' luggage were scattered around the deep pit, as well as the unusually conspicuous yellow life jacket. Excavators have been cleaning the deep pits, digging out some fragments of the aircraft's wings and engines.
Rescuers from Ethiopian Airlines, the military and medical services have cordoned off the scene, and rescuers are still collecting debris scattered around after the plane crashed.
Some villagers from surrounding villages handed over fragments of aircraft wreckage found nearby to rescuers. The bodies of the victims have now been transported from the scene. A villager named Tesfaye told reporters: "(At that time) I heard a huge explosion, my house shook, and my family and I rushed outside. Later we learned that the plane had crashed and that smoke and fire were still rising at the site of the accident. ”
Chinese rescuers: It's very sad to see Chinese passports
After receiving a request from the Ethiopian government department, the employees of the Seventh Bureau of China Railway, who were engaged in the construction of the nearby highway, sent personnel and mechanical equipment to the scene of the accident to participate in the rescue.
"At about 3:30 p.m. local time, we arrived at the scene and saw the plane crash into a pit several meters deep in the farmland. The plane should have hit the ground head down, and the entire aircraft had completely turned into fragments after hitting the ground, and there was no larger aircraft wreckage to be found. Wang Guanghui, general secretary of the Ethiopian regional party branch of the China Railway Seventh Bureau Overseas Company, said.
Wang Guanghui told reporters that the road into the scene is very difficult to walk, "that piece of road has no main road, can only walk more than ten kilometers of small roads, in addition to the main rescue equipment to go inside, there are personnel, vehicles to go inside, very difficult, it takes a long time." He said that all the personnel were doing their best to rescue, "everyone is very sad, doing their best to do their duty as a company, to do our personal responsibility." During the rescue process, Wang Guanghui also saw a passport cover with china's national emblem, "I was very sad when I saw it, because this is our compatriot." According to Xinhua News Agency, Beijing News
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has demanded a moratorium on commercial operations of Boeing 737-8 aircraft
The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a notice on the 11th, requiring domestic transport airlines to suspend the commercial operation of Boeing 737-8 aircraft before 18:00 on the 11th.
The March 10 Ethiopian Airlines crash was the second crash of a Boeing 737-8 aircraft following the October 29 Indonesian Lion Air crash. In view of the fact that the two air disasters are newly delivered Boeing 737-8 aircraft, and both occurred in the take-off stage, with certain similarities, in line with the management principle of zero tolerance for safety hazards and strict control of safety risks, in order to ensure the safety of Civil Aviation of China, the Civil Aviation Administration of China requires domestic transport airlines to suspend the commercial operation of Boeing 737-8 aircraft.
The relevant person in charge of the Civil Aviation Administration said that it will contact the US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Company to notify the transport airlines to resume the commercial operation of the Boeing 737-8 aircraft after confirming that there are relevant measures to effectively ensure flight safety. According to Xinhua News Agency
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Preliminary confirmation of the identities of the 8 Chinese citizens killed
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a regular press conference on the 11th that at present, the identities of the 8 Chinese citizens killed have been preliminarily confirmed. Four are employees of Chinese companies, 2 are international employees of the United Nations system, and the other 2 are from Liaoning and Zhejiang, respectively, for private travel.
"We are deeply saddened by this, express our deep condolences to all those killed, and express our sincere condolences to the families of those killed. President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders have sent condolences to the leaders of Ethiopia and Kenya respectively. Lu Kang said.
He said that China hopes that the Ethiopian side will find out the cause of the accident as soon as possible, inform the Chinese side of the progress of the investigation in a timely manner, and properly handle the follow-up. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia will continue to pay close attention to the relevant developments and make every effort to provide positive assistance to the families of chinese citizens killed in handling the aftermath. According to Xinhua News Agency
The United Nations and many countries have expressed their condolences and condolences on the crash of the passenger plane
After the air crash, the United Nations and many countries expressed their condolences and condolences on the crash of the passenger plane.
U.N. Secretary-General Spokesman Diaric said Secretary-General Guterres was deeply saddened by the lives lost in the crash of the passenger plane, and he expressed his heartfelt condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims. The United Nations is in contact with the Ethiopian side to jointly confirm details of the United Nations staff members killed.
The U.S. State Department issued a statement saying the U.S. side could confirm that at least 8 U.S. citizens were killed. The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and Kenya is working with the Ethiopian government and Ethiopian Airlines to provide assistance in any way it can.
The Rokkin Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that the ROK government expressed its condolences to the Ethiopian government and people and hoped that the families of the victims and the Ethiopian people would be able to come out of sadness and shock as soon as possible.
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims. The French Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying it confirmed that 8 French citizens had been killed in the air crash.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Twitter that she was deeply saddened by the news of the crash of the airliner and expressed her condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims, including British citizens.
German Foreign Minister Maas said via Twitter that many lives were lost in the crash. "At this difficult time, we stand with the families of the victims."
In addition, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, Nigerian President Buhari and the Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed condolences to the victims through social media and expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of the victims. According to Xinhua News Agency
A Shaanxi post-80s male unfortunately died
Xigong University alumnus Jin also taobao's last circle of friends: looking forward to the next better five years
On March 11, a reporter from The China Business Daily learned from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia that one of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash was a shaanxi national, born in the 80s. Another victim, Jin Yetao, graduated from the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2011, majoring in aerospace manufacturing engineering.
Regarding the post-80s Shaanxi males who were killed, the embassy did not provide detailed information.
Born in 1986 in Qingdao, Shandong Province, Jin Yitao joined China Aviation Technology International Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as AVIC International) after graduating from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2010.
On March 11, a reporter from Huashang Daily learned from Northwestern Polytechnical University that Jin Yetao's relatives and friends were in grief. On the same day, Northwestern Polytechnical University posted a message on the official WeChat public account to mourn the alumni Jin Yetao, saying that Jin Yetao had been awarded the "Outstanding Employee" of AVIC International, and only 24 of the more than 70,000 employees of AVIC International were awarded this honor. In such a difficult environment, he has experienced turmoil, witnessed shootings, and even contracted malaria, and he is still alone, making great contributions to China's cooperation with South Sudan. In addition, the article said that Jin Yetao's circle of friends is forever fixed at 23:59 on February 16, which is a rose-shaped cake with the words: This is the best five years in life, looking forward to the next better five years.
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) revealed that Jin Yitao undertook the "going out" project to arrange to go to South Sudan after 1 year of employment, and worked permanently as a representative for 4 years. In 2018 alone, he made more than 50 business trips to 260 days, and his footprint spanned more than 30 countries. In March 2018, Jin Yetao was appointed as the head of AVIC International Uganda Vocational Education Project Department and the deputy director of the fourth department of AVIC International Complete Set, and in the summer of that year, he was already the director of vocational education department of AVIC International Complete Equipment Company.
Kim Ya Tao's permanent home is South Sudan, which was founded in 2011, a country of constant war, material scarcity, extreme poverty and danger. Kim Ye Tao once contracted malaria, but after only three weeks of recovery, he returned to South Sudan to continue working, and he once said: "For men to achieve things, they must first experience something that others do not want to experience." In the process of work, gradually become a responsible person, a responsible person, but also learn how to overcome the disease. Huashang Daily reporter Ren Ting Yuan Jinhui
Faces in EGYPTAIR's "Flight of Death"
The parting came unexpectedly
The Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane that crashed on the 10th carried 157 people and no one survived. Death came so suddenly, they couldn't even say goodbye, Weibo and the circle of friends were frozen in the moment of boarding...
Returned to Kenya to be reunited with his wife and children
"People are as their name suggests, successful and determined"
Among the victims was Zeng Chengyi, from Hong Kong, China, a staff member of the United Nations Environment Agency, working for the United Nations office in Kenya. According to British media reports, Zeng Chengyi went to Rome, Italy, last week, and on his return trip, he was in trouble when he returned to Kenya via addis Ababa, ethiopia' capital.
According to Zeng Chengyi's Facebook page, the 37-year-old has a son of one or two with his wife, and the family of three lives in Nairobi, kenya, Africa, and often shares various photos of their family's work and life in Nairobi on Facebook.
In 2004, Tsang graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Chinese University of Hong Kong. After learning of Zeng Chengyi's death, his alma mater, the University of Chinese in Hong Kong, issued a statement on the school's official website to mourn.
According to the report, from 2007 to 2010, Zeng Chengyi served as a project director at an international charity and carried out poverty alleviation work in Shaanxi and other places. He joined the United Nations in 2011 as Project Director for the World Food Programme and moved to UN Environment in 2015.
Zeng Chengyi's friend described him as "the kind of silly, straight, enthusiastic and visionary youth", after graduating from college, everyone chased after large corporate positions, only Zeng Chengyi was willing to join non-profit organizations and go around the world to serve people in need, "I think your life is like your name: Chengyi, successful and persevering, I will be proud of you." ”
Meet your boyfriend in Africa to see giraffes
"Lively and cheerful, good academic performance"
Born in 1997, the Zhejiang woman on the crashed flight in Ethiopia is a senior student in the journalism department of Wanli University in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, whose thesis defense has been passed, and will graduate from university in June this year. Even more regrettable is that she will celebrate her 22nd birthday at the end of next month.
On March 9, she departed from Shanghai for Ethiopia. I had planned to meet my boyfriend who was studying in the United States to see giraffes in Africa. Before leaving, the girl seemed to be a little worried about the safety of THE FLIGHT of EGYPTAIR, but her friend reassured her that "it is okay, the odds are still relatively small", so she chose to "believe in her luck".
It is reported that the girl is the only daughter in the family, and her parents are waiting for the embassy's notice to go to the scene of the incident to clean up the aftermath. The girl's roommate described her as "lively and cheerful, and her academic performance is also very good." She likes to post selfies on her Weibo, she is afraid of heavy rain, hates winter, and likes Lei Jiayin and Jay Chou. She also said, "The first snow should be with the people you like." The last post on the girl's Weibo post showed it was at 21:07 on March 9 at Shanghai's Pudong Airport. Under her Weibo, many netizens have sent out tributes.
Going to Kenya for the summit was a terrible disaster
"Love animals, always fly around the world"
According to Agence France-Presse, UN officials revealed that the plane was carrying at least 12 personnel from UN affiliates who were scheduled to travel to Nairobi, kenya' capital, to attend the environmental summit unveiled on the 11th.
Joanna, a 36-year-old British woman, was also one of the victims. Joanna's father, Toul, who said his daughter lives with her boyfriend in Rome, Italy, described her as an avid environmentalist who had brought home injured pigeons and rats to take care of them, and traveled to the Faroe Islands to stop whaling. "My daughter is a very gentle and lovely person, she loves working at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, so she feels like a vacation rather than a job, she has wanted to work in the field of animal protection since she was a child," he said. ”
According to joanna's Facebook page, she loves yoga and is a vegetarian who works to reduce plastic consumption in the UK. She has been working for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations since 2016. Her father had expressed concern about his daughter's job, which required a worldwide business trip. "My daughter often works everywhere, always around the world, and I privately worry that she's in danger and don't want her to be on these planes alone," Tur said. I really can't imagine how I can live without my daughter in the future."
Two minutes late, the Greek man brushed himself against death
On the 10th, Mavolobolos, a Greek man and president of the non-profit organization "International Solid Waste Association", originally took the flight to Nairobi, kenya, to attend a United Nations meeting, but he was able to escape the disaster because he was two minutes late and could not board the plane.
Marvolpolos said, "I was two minutes late and watched the gate close. "As a last resort, he chose to take the next flight at 11:20, but at 10:50 he was preparing to board the plane when two police officers came to tell him that he could not leave and that he had to go to the airport police station first. "They said they were going to verify my identity first, why I didn't board the last flight, etc., and I was really angry," he said. At this point, the officer explained to the angry Marvolopolos, "You should not protest, but thank God, because you are the only one who did not board the wrecked plane." ”
Marvolpolos was puzzled at first, and only after realizing that the plane crash was real did he realize how lucky he was. He detailed his experience on Facebook, titled "My Lucky Day," and attached a ticket photo detailing the experience of wiping his life with Death, and admitted that he was still quite shocked. Marvolpolos said, "This thing changed my life... At that time, I realized that life is impermanent, and now I just want to express my infinite love to my family and friends in time. ”
Son dodged the crash due to flight delays Father rejoiced
In fact, in addition to Marvolpolos, there was another passenger who was lucky enough to miss the flight. According to US media reports, Ahmed Khalid's flight from Dubai on the same day was delayed, so he also missed the Ethiopian Airlines crashed FLIGHT ET302, and was lucky to save his life.
According to reports, Khalid, who works in Dubai, originally planned to fly from Dubai to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on the same day, and then to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, but due to the delay of the flight from Dubai, it was too late to take the number ET302 flight originally scheduled to depart from Ethiopia, and under the arrangement of the airport staff, he took another flight.
Meanwhile, at Nairobi Airport, Hamad's father, Abdullahman, was distraught. Abdul Rahman personally went to the airport to meet his son at about 10 a.m. local time, but learned of the crash from the airport security staff, "I was quite shocked at that time, but it wasn't long before my son contacted me and said that the others were still in Addis Ababa, did not board the crashed plane, and were waiting for the next flight." Abdullaman said in surprise. Huashang Daily comprehensive report Guo Ji